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We are currently in the process of purchasing a new build property. When we last visited the property they had finished working on a garage which forms part of our boundary. What we have noticed is that there is guttering overhanging our property (not hugely fussed about this but not sure how...

Over the last 3/4ish months we have hit a problem a coupe of times I can't quite work out. We have a Worcester Grecnstar 24RI boiler, Drayton Tempus 7 programmer and a Nest. We have noticed that the central heating has not turned off when it should have. Nest was showing as off. I turned the...

I'm looking at building a small porch roof over my front door. I've seen there are quite a few off the shelf solutions but most of these are designed for flat fronted houses. I have the garage attached to the front of the house so the side of the porch roof would need to fit in with this...

I have a valve in my cupboard with the cylinder that I am not sure if it should be on or off. Its looks like its some sort of bypass for the 3-way valve. Any idea if it should be open or closed?

My parents have been told by a couple of people (who we think are fairly competent on the Gas side but not Gas safe etc) that their fire is not very safe and it should not be used in the current state. They have not used it for a number of years now. The main issues raised were.. 1) Gas pipe...

I'm getting my boiler replaced, had a few quotes but got mixed opinions on whether the following is allowed My boiler will be going on the end wall of the kitchen which is the house end wall. Rather than put the drain outside (cold issues and its a walkway) I would prefer to keep it internal...

We've got a copper (i think) indirect hot water cylinder - its foam clad and wondered how long do they normally last? As we are replacing our boiler soon we also have a quote to replace the cylinder. Both plumbers that have been have said its not a must do but one recommended if it fits into...

Its come to that time when the boiler is due a change (over 30 year old Fuelsaver 30F). I've had the first company round for quotes (2 more due) but still not sure which way i should be going. House is 3 bedroom / 1 bathroom / 8 radiator (1 double in livingroom) with an existing Open Vent...

I've been given the task of refitting our bathroom with new tiles/suite. I've removed some of the old tiles but in some sections its removed the top skim of plaster, but other sections (some 12" x30" oval) its removed all the backing plaster back to the original brick wall. It looks like the...

We are just about to re-do out bathroom and as I am going to have the tiles etc off the wall it would be the perfect time to change all the trim/handle & outlet on our power shower mixer from white to chrome. I'm really struggling to find which model mixer I have (I remember finding it years...

My shower bump has sprung a leak. Its always been quite noisy and can't find much mention of it on the internet so think its quite old so would prefer to replace it rather than attempt to fix it. The markings on the pump are NewTeam KP7155 mrc232dpa352d/r 265w FLA 2.1 Any...

I am looking to replace the mid-position valve on my central heating as its started to fail to close off properly. Unfortunately its one of the older types which are all one unit. I have the new part all ready to fit but finding it slightly tricker than I thought it would be to get the old one...

We finished our extension around 9 months ago now but recently have noticed something I don't quite understand. It looks like the plaster is being pushed out in places. It always lines up with one of the screw heads. I could understand if it was indented due to the roof falling down or...

Our FF200E fridge has started to not drop in temp. After reading posts on this forum i read about the fozen ICE issue. I took a look and while there is some ICE there is not much. I have gotten rid of it all which hopefully will make it more effective. In the fridge there is a panel at the...

I've got a Glow-worm Fuelsaver 35F boiler (i think) which has started to misbehave every so often. The problem occurs if the heating tries to turn on on its own. Nothing happens. The room thermostat is showing live so its feeding power accordingly but nothing. The gas not turned on either. If...

As I have now finished decking part of my back garden I have to fix the grass that has been a destroyed a bit. To make matters worse there is a slope front to back and also a slight slope right to left which I need to gradually level off where it meets the deck. Below are a couple...

I am building a deck in my back garden. The ground is fairly level (now after getting rid of some soil) and is very compacted. Would it be OK to dig in the outside legs into the ground (to avoid the deck moving) and then for the rest, put the membrane down, put concrete slabs down below...

I have a small area surround a large opening (3.6m) which I am looking to insluate (50mm) and then plaster board. The wall is an uninsulated cavity wall so fixing directly to the inside skin should not cause any damp issues. On one side there is only around 100mm width and the other 250mm width...

I have just had some windows installed and by mistake forgot to get trickle vents installed (had it on all the quotes except the one i took) The building inspection mentioned that i should have some but an alternative would be to put in an airbrick high up the wall which had a switchable vent...

I have an old LP522 programmer on my central heating system. While it does function well not having the boost button has annoyed me for years and i always get caught out by it by leaving the heating on when I go to bed etc when i don't mean to. Am I right in thinking the LP522 and the Tempus...